The internet has spoken and its not happy with the lifetime film made about aaliyah. They didnt want the movie produced in the first place and then this is the best that lifetime could do in honour of her life. Zendaya takes to instagram to explain further why she dropped out of the aaliyah lifetime movie and offers congrats to the new actress playing the role. Zendaya coleman explains why she quit lifetime s aaliyah movie. This aaliyah movie bout to break the internet i hate va. Zendaya wont play aaliyah in lifetime television movie after allfind out why the disney channel star left the project by by corinne heller sun. Lifetimes stiff treatment of the life of aaliyah haughton, aaliyah. The film premiered on the lifetime channel on november 15, 2014 and was met with criticism in its early stages of production due to aaliyah s familys disapproval of lifetime s choice to create the film. Zendaya wont play aaliyah in lifetime tv movie after all. Timbaland continued to put up posts throughout the night criticizing the film, and fans of aaliyah, who died at 22 in 2001, also took to twitter to blast both the movie and lifetime. The lifetime television cable network will soon release a movie on the life story of aaliyah, the singer and actress of the 90s who lost her life at just 22yearsold in a plane crash. People really didnt like the lifetime aaliyah biopic. Extended aaliyah princess of r n b lifetime trailer.
Her style, her music, her presence was different and unique. Aaliyah was a gogetter, and lifetime made sure that was apparent. Lifetimes aaliyah biopic should never have been made. The controversial tv movie finally gets its premiere based on christopher john farleys book aaliyah. Timbaland, fans blast lifetime for aaliyah biopic variety. Following its whitney houston biopic announcement, lifetime has announced that it is also planning aaliyah movie starring disney channel star turned singer zendaya coleman. Saudin, lyriq bent, anthony grant, izaak smith, elise neal and chattrisse dolabaille also star. Black twitter drags lifetimes aaliyah movie just add. The lifetime movie about aaliyah generated major media buzz in june 2014 with the casting of disney star zendaya, which was followed weeks later by her decision to leave the project. Aaliyahs lifetime movie will soon be on tv guardian. Missy elliott casting reignites uproar over lifetimes. Here is the official synopsis of the film from lifetime.
Timbaland clearly thinks lifetime deserves every ounce of crap being flung their way for the aaliyah biopic that premiered saturday. Twitter was not happy with lifetimes aaliyah biopic. Lifetime s stiff treatment of the life of aaliyah haughton, aaliyah. Timbaland slams bullst lifetime aaliyah movie with. Lifetimes aaliyah biopic is the laughingstock of the internet.
Aaliyah family vows to torpedo biopic aaliyah family vows to torpedo biopic. She was a regular on the nickelodeon show house of anubis and will play the title role in the lifetime tv movie aaliyah. The 16second clip, which was posted on the networks. The producer and musician sounded off about the bullst movie in a series of instagram videos. Black twitter drags lifetime s aaliyah movie by monique on sunday, november 16, 2014 i did not see lifetime s aaliyah movie, produced by wendy williams, who took up the helm after zendaya left the project and it seemed like lifetime was going to shelve the project. The princess of r and b biopic that chronicles the career of music legend aaliyah, whose life ended tragically in. L ifetime will air their muchmaligned aaliyah biopic, aaliyah. Lifetime has released the first teaser from its highly anticipated aaliyah biopic. Extended aaliyah princess of r n b lifetime trailer youtube. Following her movie success, aaliyah moves to new york city where she. Aaliyah tv movie with phoenix native angers internet. The movie has long been attacked for both its casting alexandra shipp stars, following zendayas exit and for going on without aaliyah s familys approval. Lifetimes aaliyah movie is as bad as you expected it to.
Hankerson says the family will block any attempt on lifetime s part to use any of aaliyah s. The film premiered on the lifetime channel on november 15, 2014 and was met. Aaliyah i found two some different trailer so i decide to put it togheter. The film is 2 hours in length and stars actress alexandra shipp as aaliyah. Sunday, november 16, 2014 about that aaliyah lifetime biopic aaliyah. Alexandra shipp is bringing the story of aaliyah to live in the highly anticipatedcontroversial lifetime original movie, aaliyah. Lifetimes aaliyah movie is as bad as you expected it to be. Alexandra shipp stars as aaliyah, in the new lifetime movie aaliyah. Timbaland was one of many fans who were furious over lifetime s aaliyah biopic that aired on nov. This lifetime original movie starring alexandra shipp. Shipp joined the film late, taking on the role after zendaya.
About that aaliyah lifetime biopic rhymes with snitch. The biopic starred alexandra shipp in the titular role and a host of other actors and actresses that portrayed aaliyah s family members and the celebrities that played pivotal roles in the success of her blossoming music and film career. Phoenix native alexandra shipp plays aaliyah in tv movie. If anyone still had hopes that the lifetime production aaliyah. No one is more aware of that than the producers of aaliyah. Aaliyah, who died at the age of 22 in august 2001, was the subject of lifetime s aaliyah. Aaliyah was allegedly married, secretly and illegally, to r. Timbaland disses bullsht aaliyah lifetime movie watch. Lifetimes aaliyah biopic is airing in november 2014. Zendaya coleman explains why she quit lifetimes aaliyah movie. Lifetime presents a biopic of a singer who had it all. The film is based on christopher john farleys aaliyah. If were to believe the movie, it was always aaliyah never a.